Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

I know the Ceann Comhairle must observe the rules and I will try to help him with that. However, the Taoiseach has during the course of our exchanges kept telling us that the reason the legislation must be passed by 10 p.m. today is to facilitate the bringing before the House of the statutory instruments. When will the statutory instruments be brought forward? Cleary, this is a matter of considerable urgency. I would have thought that if the legislation has to be passed tonight, we would see the statutory instruments tomorrow. All I asked for in my proposals earlier-----

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